Can this thread be re-named ,The manager after Roy.

There's no long term without a short term so if the rest of the season goes well and him and Ray want the job they should be left IMO.

It looks as though they both try to teach players the game rather than FIFA.

The thing is, I see Roy as a bit of an unknown, as daft as that may sound. For at least two years of his reign the football was hard to watch at times. His last season was painful and we were very lucky with some of the results. Now, the unknown part is was that due to the squad, or due to his management. By the end of his tenure he was looking increasingly tired and lost and his subs became more puzzling and he seemingly had no plan B. Are those things going to resurface when we hit a bad patch (which we always will at some point in the season)? His age is a factor because at Watford and at the end of his tenure with us he looked like an old man short on energy. I would prefer he goes out on a high rather than limp out like he did last time. He's done a lot for the club and I'd rather he gets a happy ending. Of course, if we keep winning the pressure will be on Parish to keep him on and if he does I hope we reach new highs, but I think we have to be careful to place too much credit on two wins against two poor teams.

I understand what you are saying, but what is the alternative, who would you get or would want to come, no 120m purse will be available to the new manager, 20m at the most i suspect.

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

Well that is the 100 million dollar question! The number of managers who have been sacked this season show how hard it is to get it right. The margins between success and failure seem to get ever smaller (eg last second equaliser for Brentford, last second winner against Leicester for us) so that you have to look beneath the results and decide what the true picture is. I imagine it is both an exciting and stressful job to pick the next manager.

Despite my reservations I think what it may come down to is whether there is an obvious candidate Parish and the board like and if not they'll keep Roy. I don't think they'll risk an inexperienced manager again, but who knows.

Mr Hodgson might have no desire to continue.Football management at this level is very demanding, he will be 76 at the start of next season and I suspect that at his time of life short-term assignments are quite appealing.